Its in the cinema next week
I'm going Wednesday
BEYOND excited.
Was actually taken to see this as a six year old and still vividly remember that head coming out the bottom of the boat. Got the film on special edition dvd but still.... how often do you get a chance to see a classic like this on the big screen
Think I shall also visit.
The Dvd was one of the first I bought and was pretty shiny and new so goodness knows how they've cleaned it up even more for the bluray.
Quote from: bluemeanie on 14 June, 2012, 08:21:08 PMWas actually taken to see this as a six year old ...
:o
Now that
does explain a lot. I can
just about imagine watching it at home at a tender age, but in the cinema... wow.
It was also the first DVD I ever bought, for my then-future missus (a mega fan), some time before we owned a DVD player.
I went to see that at the ABC with my brother and took the piss out of him for ages afterwards for jumping at that scene :lol:
I'll be taking the Mrs to see this, she absolutely loves Jaw. Tordelback, everyone of a certain age (say 30 to 35) proberly saw Jaws before there were 10 :) And loved it for the same reasons they love the Prog :D bluemeanie is in good company :P
Bloody hell, as I did recording signed version of Jaws in studio few weeks ago, it classic film! My favourite scene of Jaws always this;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I91DJZKRxs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I91DJZKRxs)
Really 2nd half of Jaws is best, as you never get many finest scenes with three great actors! That Quint's speech was memorable!
Quote from: Kirbs on 14 June, 2012, 09:16:21 PMTordelback, everyone of a certain age (say 30 to 35) proberly saw Jaws before there were 10 :)
No doubt, I'm just struck by the idea of taking a 6 year old to see it in the cinema... speaking as the co-owner/operator of such a creature, it's not a prospect that would appeal.
Quote from: TordelBack on 14 June, 2012, 09:27:49 PM
Quote from: Kirbs on 14 June, 2012, 09:16:21 PMTordelback, everyone of a certain age (say 30 to 35) proberly saw Jaws before there were 10 :)
No doubt, I'm just struck by the idea of taking a 6 year old to see it in the cinema... speaking as the co-owner/operator of such a creature, it's not a prospect that would appeal.
Aye i see what your saying I wouldn't 0f taken any of my nippers at 6 either. My mum did bring home Rambo first blood part 2 for me to watch when I was 8, parents of that generation must of been a bit mental.
Am I the only one who thought back in the day that Jaws was an enjoyable boys own adventure film in the style of Raiders rather than a roller-coaster of scares and elemental maritime leviathan horror the way everyone seems to talk about it?
It's my youngest's favourite film- and has been since he was five. He's seven now, and watches it any chance he gets.
Yes, i'd definitely put it in the 'raiders' box as an 'exciting adventure'. Like 'raiders' it's also educational- my boy has developed an abiding passion for sharks and other marine life, due to 'jaws', and cant sleep without his cuddly sharks- in a similar way that we all fell in love with nazis through 'raiders'.
If it comes near us next week, we'll be there. As it is, next tuesday we should be off to a double of 'the giant gila monster' and 'the killer shrews'.
SBT
Quote from: TordelBack on 14 June, 2012, 09:27:49 PM
No doubt, I'm just struck by the idea of taking a 6 year old to see it in the cinema... speaking as the co-owner/operator of such a creature, it's not a prospect that would appeal.
Yeah, they couldnt even claim ignorance - they went on their own the week before
Still love reminding them about that when they either give me the "Why dont you like more NICE things?" speech or give my brother shit for letting his kids watch stuff like Harry Potter which they claim is too scary for his 6 year old
Quote from: bluemeanie on 14 June, 2012, 08:21:08 PMWas actually taken to see this as a six year old ...
Out of all my school friends at that time, i was the only one who didnt get to see it in the cinema, and i was desperate to see it. In fact, my mother told me a big fib (that i wasnt old enough) to get out of taking me. Im over it now... :(
It looks to have scrubbed up well - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLWvXaeDzwU so a trip to the piccies might be in order.
Ooh that really does look nice, and it's nice to hear that Spielberg has repented of his earlier 'restoration' crimes.
If it surfaces anywhere near us there is zero chance of us not going, it's my wife's favourite film by a large margin. A rather nice (if inexplicably Brody-less and poorly scaled) model of the Orca with Quint just-about-halfway-in looms over the marital bed, an entire shelf of gory shark books graces the living room, and back in the monied days our lives were punctuated by endless trips to shark-hosting aquaria. However, despite being an excellent swimmer she generally refuses to swim in the sea...
Taking the kids probably isn't going to happen... I've just spent a year teaching the eldest to swim, not having that undone in a single evening.
Quote from: TordelBack on 15 June, 2012, 07:55:54 AM
Ooh that really does look nice, and it's nice to hear that Spielberg has repented of his earlier 'restoration' crimes.
Now if only he can convince his good friend George to do the same...
Quote from: TordelBack on 15 June, 2012, 07:55:54 AM
Taking the kids probably isn't going to happen... I've just spent a year teaching the eldest to swim, not having that undone in a single evening.
:lol:
Saw this today with the Mrs. Great stuff :) if you have never seen it on the big screen it's well worth a look.
Went last night...loved it. Go if you can
Booked in for 7pm tonight. Cant wait
The Jaws theme through a nice new cinema sound system is gonna be EPIC :D
Quote from: bluemeanie on 20 June, 2012, 02:54:44 PM
Booked in for 7pm tonight. Cant wait
The Jaws theme through a nice new cinema sound system is gonna be EPIC :D
Hope you really enjoy it :) even though I knew exactly what was coming it was great to see in on a big screen, remastered and in surround sound.
Off to see it tomorrow with Herself.. Tried in vain to get a group together. I guess it's due to my generally unlikable persona.. Can't wait!
Was amazing
Seen the film dozens of times but up on the big screen its just..... wow.
Really hope this run is a financial success and prompts them to release more classics for limited runs
Bridge on the River Kwai please. Thank you.
Quote from: bluemeanie on 20 June, 2012, 10:14:04 PMReally hope this run is a financial success and prompts them to release more classics for limited runs
Indeed. After being fleeced for second-rate rubbish like the Avengers and Prometheus I'd much rather pay to see re-released classics on the big screen. New films* can wait until they come round on LoveFilm where I don't feel as cheated if I get a stinker.
*Dredd and Batman being the obvious exceptions.
Looking forward to seeing this very much. I love seeing old films back on the big screen... went to see the 1958 Dracula recently with a mate and that was great fun too.
Thew wife and I ditched our many responsibilities and went to a lunchtime showing today. Absolutely marvelous experience to see it in the cinema, plus we had a brand-new top-quality screen entirely to ourselves. Rather than developing some new material for my next letter to Penthouse*, we carried on like a blissed-out version of Statler and Waldorf, pointing out things we'd never seen before, reveling loudly in the genius of it all... for about 10 minutes, after which time we became completely absorbed and STFU.
Great stuff, highly recommend. We wandered out in into the rain musing on why there wasn't always a classic film to watch of a wet afternoon, and drawing up a list..
*I did suggest it, but the wife said 'feck off, you can get nooky at home** - I'm not missing this!'
** Sadly I did not get this in writing.
It was so cool watching it in the as good as empty cinema. I also noticed things I'd never seen before.. Like Brody and Hooper climbing out of the surf at the end! When the shark took it's victims it was so much more unpleasant too.. Loved it! Couldn't understand why it was empty though. We were 2 of 5.. And the one that surprised me was the girl that came to see it on her own..
I'd also love to see more classics getting limited runs.. I loved the look of Jaws.. The fact it was shot on film and wasn't always properly in focus..
Quote from: TordelBack on 21 June, 2012, 04:57:32 PM
Thew wife and I ditched our many responsibilities and went to a lunchtime showing today. Absolutely marvelous experience to see it in the cinema, plus we had a brand-new top-quality screen entirely to ourselves. Rather than developing some new material for my next letter to Penthouse*, we carried on like a blissed-out version of Statler and Waldorf, pointing out things we'd never seen before, reveling loudly in the genius of it all... for about 10 minutes, after which time we became completely absorbed and STFU.
Great stuff, highly recommend. We wandered out in into the rain musing on why there wasn't always a classic film to watch of a wet afternoon, and drawing up a list..
You've answered that question yourself, see the bit in bold.
Quote from: brendan1 on 28 June, 2012, 05:20:38 PMYou've answered that question yourself, see the bit in bold.
Well it was a Thursday lunchtime! But I take your point.
As it happens we got chatting to the ticket-check lady who said
Jaws'd been doing steady business. She also said she'd enjoyed watching it herself for the first time, since she 'wasn't born when it was out last time'.